Where does “uskarp” come from?

uskarp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skarp, from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

uskarp (Norwegian Nynorsk): unsharp, blurred

Definitions

  1. unsharp, blurred

Ancestry of “uskarp”, step by step

uskarp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skarp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskarpsharp
2Old Norseskarprsharp
3Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →